About this episode

Fred MacAulay joins Ray Bradshaw to discuss his live show with Ally McCoist and share stories from his career.

Marc and guest host Ray Bradshaw are joined by comedian Fred MacAulay. Fred discusses his upcoming live show with Ally McCoist at the Armadillo and reminisces on their 90's BBC talk show featuring A-List names, and reveals an exclusive story about the apperance of a certain Paul Gascoigne. Plus, they chat about the "Scottish illuminati" party the night before the Scotland-Germany game at Euro 2024 (including Fred singing with Travis), discuss stand-up writing and gigs in the age of social media, and Fred recounts coming back to performing following some personal setbacks. See McCoist & MacAulay Live - World Cup Special at the SEC Armadillo on Friday 15 May. Tickets here⁠: https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/mccoist-macaulay-live-world-cup-special-glasgow-15-05-2026/event/360064626D1510B2 You can keep up to date with Fred at: https://fredmacaulay.com/ Ray's remaining tour dates here: https://www.raybradshaw.com/ Marc has stand-up dates on-sale in Glasgow, London, Dundee & Edinburgh plus the Edinburgh Fringe: https://www.marcjenningscomedy.com/live Watch Steve & Stu's BBC Comedy Short "The Doghouse" here…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ray Bradshaw, Marc Jennings

Guest: Fred MacAulay

Topics covered

• comedy
• stand-up
• live performance
• personal setbacks
• Scottish culture
• social media

Keywords

• Fred MacAulay
• Ally McCoist
• Paul Gascoigne
• Euro 2024
• stand-up comedy
• Scottish illuminati
• Travis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Travis

Places: SEC Armadillo, Scotland, Germany

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